Catch-22: New EPA Mercury Rule Ties Up Plant Washington
On March 28, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a revised final Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) rule for new air emission sources (i.e. new power plants). The revised final rule…
There Is No Such Thing as a Solar Ash Spill
Although it has been over four years since more than a billion tons of coal ash were dumped on the small town of Kingston, TN, the city is still working to clean up…
Tour with a Twist: What is Ripe to Retire in Georgia and Alabama?
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Senate Showdown Over Health, Environment
This guest post was written by Andrea Delgado, EarthJustice and was originally published here. Your action is urgently needed to stop multiple anti-environmental riders that threaten to allow more toxic pollution in our…
Journey without a map: States move to regulate coal ash lacking federal guidance
Over the last few weeks several Southeastern states introduced coal ash-related legislation. Presumably these actions are in response to the ongoing delay of the Obama Administration to direct the Environmental Protection Agency…
EPA: Coal Plants Still #1 Source of U.S. Carbon Emissions
There's nothing like a heaping serving of data to really drive a point home - and that's exactly what the Environmental Protection Agency does with its most recent report of plant-by-plant emissions…
Bullying the messenger, burying the truth on CRS coal ash report
Four years ago the Kingston coal ash disaster put a spotlight on the need for federal coal ash regulations when a dam failed, releasing one billion gallons of the toxic waste, poisoning 300 acres…
Duke to Close Buck and Riverbend Plants Ahead of Schedule
Duke Energy recently announced that it would retire two of its oldest coal-fired power plants in April 2013, two years ahead of schedule, which is welcome news to many in the state…
Illegal Discharge of Toxic Coal Ash into Waterways Prompts Legal Action at TVAs Colbert Plant
This blog by Waterkeeper Alliance and Tennessee Riverkeeper originally appeared on EcoWatch's website. Click here to view the EcoWatch blog. Citing ongoing coal waste contamination at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)’s Colbert Fossil Plant, conservation groups…
NAACP Releases Coal Blooded Report and Toolkit
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in conjunction with Little Village Environmental Justice Organization and the Indigenous Environmental Network, released a report analyzing sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen…